SCADA capability.
Without the SCADA project.

Power and an internet uplink. Starlink or cellular both work. Argus connects outbound through a private encrypted mesh, so it runs behind Starlink and carrier-grade NAT with no server, no static IP and no port forwarding.

Both. You can start, stop and set pump speed remotely. Every command needs confirmation, respects user roles, and a site-wide safe-boot lock can force read-only.

Argus talks to the controller over Modbus, not to the pump — VFDs, rod-pump (pump-off) controllers, engine panels and wellhead sensor RTUs are all candidates. Invertek Optidrive P2 is running in the field today; Toshiba VF-AS1/AS3 (common on rod-pump units), Invertek E3 and WEG CFW profiles are built from the manufacturers’ register maps; Lufkin Well Manager is underway. Send us your controller model and we confirm compatibility in writing before you buy anything.

The standard cabinet is a NEMA 3R weatherproof enclosure for unclassified locations. NEMA 3R itself is not a hazardous-area approval. If your site has classified zones, placement and requirements are assessed per the site classification and local regulations during the compatibility check.

Encrypted transport, token-based login, role-based access, and a safe-boot mode that blocks all writes until an admin enables control.

An afternoon. Mount the enclosure, connect it to the drive, power it up. The kit is pre-configured for your drives before it ships.

A one-time hardware kit per pad plus a flat monthly subscription per well. For scale: a conventional SCADA build is typically a five-figure project per pad before the first byte of data. Argus is a fraction of that. Exact numbers are sized to your field on the first call.

You do. Every reading, alarm and report is yours: one-click CSV export, downloadable reports, and an API path if you want the raw feed elsewhere.

Your wells keep pumping. Control is local and authoritative. The field unit runs the pump on its own setpoints; the cloud only watches and reaches in. Worst case you lose the remote view, never the production.

Argus talks to the controller, not the pump. PCP on VFDs is field-proven today. Rod pumps integrate through their existing pump-off controller (Lufkin Well Manager class) or their VFD; that integration is underway for a rod-pump field (Phase 1 delivery). ESPs connect through their drive. Flowing wells are read through wellhead pressure and temperature transmitters on the same kit — first units are going in now. Send your setup and we’ll confirm.

A standard Starlink or cellular plan shared by the whole pad, typically the cheapest line item in the system. The telemetry itself is tiny.

No lock-in. The kit is yours once it ships; the subscription is monthly per well. If you ever stop, the pad keeps pumping on its local setpoints. You only lose the remote view.

Your own pumper or electrician. Mount the cabinet, land two connections on the drive, power it up. No integrator, no programming. We stay on the line for your first pad if you want us there.

A direct line to the engineer who built it: the same person running Argus on producing wells every day. Alarms, link health and the cloud are monitored on our side; you are never debugging a server on a pad.